U.S. regional operator SkyWest is cutting planned block hours for 2022 as continuing staffing challenges, including unexpected higher levels of captain attrition, are creating a drag on its operations.

A broad travel industry coalition has banded together to urge the Biden administration to lift testing requirements for pre-departure for vaccinated travelers entering the U.S.

With the worst of the pandemic hopefully behind them, U.S. carriers are resuming their stalled fleet transformation plans.